greedy scale vs Latania scale

Hemiberlesia rapax compared with Hemiberlesia lataniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greedy scale	Latania scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Diaspididae	Diaspididae
Genus same	Hemiberlesia	Hemiberlesia
Species	Hemiberlesia rapax	Hemiberlesia lataniae

Evolutionary Relationship

greedy scale and Latania scale share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hemiberlesia.

Conservation Status

greedy scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Latania scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greedy scale	Latania scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greedy scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), and North America (United States).

Latania scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Dominica, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States